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Semi-Automatic Image Segmentation
Horák, Jan ; Beran, Vítězslav (referee) ; Španěl, Michal (advisor)
This work describes design and implementation of a tool for creating photomontages. The tool is based on methods of semi-automatic image segmentation. Work outlines problems of segmentation of image data and benefits of interaction with the user. It analyzes different approaches to interactive image segmentation, explains their principles and shows their positive and negative aspects. It also presents advantages and disadvantages of currently used photo-editing applications. Proposes application for creating photomontages which consists of two steps: Extraction of an object from picture and insertion of it into another picture. The first step uses the method of semi-automatic segmentation GrabCut based on the graph theory. The work also includes comparison between application and other applications in which it is possible to create a photomontage, and application tests done by users.
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Gender Identity in the Work of Claude Cahun
Hapková, Tereza ; Magidová, Markéta (advisor) ; Kitzbergerová, Leonora (referee)
The bachelor thesis deals with the question of gender identity in the artistic production of French artist Claude Cahun. The theoretical part of the thesis focuses on the concept of sex, gender and identity in the context of Claude Cahun's life. Furthermore, her multiple selves, which she presents in her work through encrypted messages, is an important topic. She hides in her constructed world full of masks, masquerades, mirrors, doubles and stagings, behind the curtain of which she only let her partner, Suzanne Malherbe. The didactic part of the bachelor's thesis is focused on the proposal of the use of the photomontage technique in art education and its connection with other disciplines. The initial inspiration comes from the photomontages contained in the book Aveux non avenus, complementing the mostly autobiographical text by Claude Cahun. The main theme of the book is the search for oneself and one's own identity through text and illustrative images. In the book, Cahun has created her own world by rearranging her photographs and forming new wholes, which she has achieved through photomontage. The practical part of the bachelor thesis is focused on the photographic work of Claude Cahun. I first discuss the principles in her photographic work and their more general analysis. I then analyse three...
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Visual political satire in the Czech media
Zamouřilová, Klára ; Lábová, Alena (advisor) ; Klimeš, David (referee)
Thesis called Visual political satire in the Czech media shows different types of visual satire which appeared in Czech media during its history and places them in historical context. It examines the political satire in detail from the fifties of the twentieth century, when the communist regime in Czechoslovakia was established. But the largest space is dedicated to the digital age. It describes technological changes which influenced birth of a new kind of satire, photomontage. Thesis focuses on declared photomontage. At first, it shows montages that appear in traditional media and then it proceeds to the internet. Presently, the content of web pages with media theme is created by amateurs as well. Thesis focuses on the production of one such amateur who takes part in the online citizen journalism, Teo Adamy. He comments politics through his montages. By the analysis of his photomontages, we find out in which topics the author is interested and how he processes them. Thesis closely analyzes the category Celebrity/Poblitici and looks for motives that repeat in his images. The final output is comprehensive preview to author's creation.
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Pop-cultural Symbols in Visual Publicism in Tenth years of the Twenty-first Century In Pictures by Teo Adamy
Dvořáková, Anna ; Šoltys, Otakar (advisor) ; Láb, Filip (referee)
AbstractAbstractAbstractAbstract This thesis presents one of the first attempts to uncover and analyze the phenomenon of immediately apparent digital photomontage born and developed in the context of the Czech internet, that does not attempt to simulate a photographic reproduction of reality, but instead to regularly comment on political events of the Czech Republic. Using an analysis of photomontages of Teo Adamy (aTeo), the thesis explores their specific hybrid means of expression and the methods through which it completely fulfills the essence of pictorial commentary. Besides describing the creative basis and inspirational founts of the montage artist, it also provides an in-depth insight into the category of the so-called pseudofilm, a specific part of aTeo's internet production, that consists of photomontages feeding off the medium of film, using meaningful parallels in film stories and pop-cultural film references, or even directly inserts chosen political representatives into well-known film scenes and thus draws upon universal mythological structures activated by popular films. The Pseudofilm category is then subjected to a detailed analysis, whose output is a comprehensive description of aTeo's fictionally-realistic film-political photomontage and an understanding of specific features of its...
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Photographic Image as a Basis of Other Media
Češková, Ivana ; Magidová, Markéta (advisor) ; Pfeiffer, Jan (referee)
Češková Ivana Photographic Image as a Basis of Other Media [Bachelor's thesis] The subject of this bachelor's thesis is photographic image as a basis of otrher media. It is focused on using and changing both analog and digital photography including photomontage, collage and animation. Theoretical principles discussed in the thesis are then converted to the project for elementary school students. The practical part is also based on the above mentioned theoretical principles. Key words: photography, animation, contemporary art, photomontage, art education
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Illustrated sheet music covers of the Czech popular music in the first half of the 20th century
Polonyiová, Veronika ; Pech, Milan (advisor) ; Czumalo, Vladimír (referee)
Illustration of Czech popular music sheet covers in the first half of the 20th century Abstract This diploma thesis focuses on the visual form of popular music sheet covers published in selected publishers in the first half of the 20th century, especially on small formats of the twenties to forties. Many Czech as well as several foreign artists influenced by various artistic tendencies took part in the artistic processing of the covers. The creation of a large part of them is closely connected with illustration, poster creation and advertising activities. Some artists have been creating covers systematically and we can find their work in several publishers, but for some this activity was only a short episode in their work. The resulting prints of music sheet covers obtained in the institutions that collect them are documented and evaluated here - especially the Music Department of the National Library and the Czech Museum of Music belonging to the National Museum in Prague. In some cases, this section also records the original illustrations stored in the Museum of Applied Arts in Prague, which were very helpful in identifying the artistic practices. It is clear from this diploma thesis that the illustrations of these sheet music, which have not been given space in the literature so far, are an important...
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Methods of Revealing Digital Manipulation in the Context of CR
Janeček, Richard ; Láb, Filip (advisor) ; DVOŘÁK, Tomáš (referee)
This paper focuses on post-production techniques in journalistic photography and forensic methods, which enable to uncover them. Through interviews with experts, I seek to identify the meaning of the term “authentic” in the digital age and the way by which media, photographic competitions judges as well as forensic experts verify the authenticity of digital photos. As a precursor to editing of photos in the digital age, I present examples from the past. Next, moving to the digital age, I categorize the most common kinds of photography manipulations in news, photographic competitions and science and present examples.
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Photographic Image as a Basis of Other Media
Češková, Ivana ; Magidová, Markéta (advisor) ; Pfeiffer, Jan (referee)
Češková Ivana Photographic Image as a Basis of Other Media [Bachelor's thesis] The subject of this bachelor's thesis is photographic image as a basis of otrher media. It is focused on using and changing both analog and digital photography including photomontage, collage and animation. Theoretical principles discussed in the thesis are then converted to the project for elementary school students. The practical part is also based on the above mentioned theoretical principles. Key words: photography, animation, contemporary art, photomontage, art education
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John Heartfield in Czechoslovakia
Donné, Tereza ; Lahoda, Vojtěch (advisor) ; Rakušanová, Marie (referee)
Introduced diploma thesis John Heartfield's stay in Czechoslovakia 1933-1938 deals with artistic creation and stay of the origin German artist John Heartfield in Prague from 1933 till 1938 which had become his haven after Hitler's after Hitler's takeover of power. This thesis analyses Heartfield's work in Czechoslovakia, from creating photomonages and political caricatures, which he was publishing in workers newspapers, Arbeiter-Illustrierte Zeitung and Volks-Illustrierte, move of berliner publisher The Malik to Prague, participation in the Oskar Kokoschka Bund, to book covers for Czech publishers or his participations in Prague exhibitions like International exhibition caricatures and humour or International exhibition of photography. Provided historical-cultural analysis also examines other Heartfield's activities linked with his Prague stay. These are his relationship to Czechoslovakia formed by artistic, social and working contacts with Czech leftist orientated intellectuals and artists and reflections his works in Czech environment. Heartfields fruitful stay in Czechoslovakia was ended in a hurry thanks to occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1938 and by his moving into exile in London.
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Visual political satire in the Czech media
Zamouřilová, Klára ; Lábová, Alena (advisor) ; Klimeš, David (referee)
Thesis called Visual political satire in the Czech media shows different types of visual satire which appeared in Czech media during its history and places them in historical context. It examines the political satire in detail from the fifties of the twentieth century, when the communist regime in Czechoslovakia was established. But the largest space is dedicated to the digital age. It describes technological changes which influenced birth of a new kind of satire, photomontage. Thesis focuses on declared photomontage. At first, it shows montages that appear in traditional media and then it proceeds to the internet. Presently, the content of web pages with media theme is created by amateurs as well. Thesis focuses on the production of one such amateur who takes part in the online citizen journalism, Teo Adamy. He comments politics through his montages. By the analysis of his photomontages, we find out in which topics the author is interested and how he processes them. Thesis closely analyzes the category Celebrity/Poblitici and looks for motives that repeat in his images. The final output is comprehensive preview to author's creation.
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